The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/portland/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Portland | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/portland/ 32 32 Thousands of ‘No Kings’ protest rallies held across US, drawing mockery from Trump https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-of-no-kings-protest-rallies-held-across-us-drawing-mockery-from-trump/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:29:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3668786 Demonstrators march against what they see as US drift into authoritarianism; Trump responds with AI videos of himself wearing crown, dropping sewage on protesters

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]]> Portland, Maine, city council votes to divest from companies doing business with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/portland-maine-city-council-votes-to-divest-from-companies-doing-business-with-israel/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:30:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3369636 Resolution listing dozens of companies passes unanimously following raucous public debate; mayor says vote is meant 'to send a signal' to Israel to end war

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]]> When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-portland-charities-condemned-israel-jewish-philanthropy-was-put-to-the-test/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:26:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3334543 After Oct. 7, groups have issued strident and one-sided statements on the war in Gaza, causing local Jews to reconsider longstanding relationships - regardless of optics

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]]> Portland university ‘pauses’ Boeing ties amid Gaza protests, but students won’t budge https://www.timesofisrael.com/portland-university-pauses-boeing-ties-amid-gaza-protests-but-students-wont-budge/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 05:51:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3278682 As Portland State University president promises to hold open forum in May to discuss donations from aerospace giant, students refuse to vacate encampment blocking campus library

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]]> Man charged for Oregon synagogue and mosque vandalism spree https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-charged-for-oregon-synagogue-and-mosque-vandalism-spree/ Sun, 08 May 2022 19:03:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2758569 Michael Bivins, who has posted conspiracy theories about Biden administration, is accused of arson, smashing window, spraying graffiti at synagogues; fire at mosque

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]]> Oregon Holocaust memorial vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic slurs https://www.timesofisrael.com/oregon-holocaust-memorial-vandalized-with-swastikas-antisemitic-slurs/ Tue, 04 May 2021 15:13:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2536481 Police yet to identify suspects in defacing of US memorial created by Holocaust survivors and featuring names of their slain family members

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]]> Portland Israeli restaurants tagged with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/portland-israeli-restaurants-tagged-with-free-palestine-graffiti/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:54:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2467553 Owners of Shalom Y’all chain call attack anti-Semitic; vandals also target hummus eatery Aviv with message saying dish 'is not Israeli'

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]]> Facebook removes accounts of far-right group Patriot Prayer https://www.timesofisrael.com/facebook-removes-accounts-of-far-right-group-patriot-prayer/ Sat, 05 Sep 2020 07:45:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2382090 Group embroiled in recent Portland clashes with follower shot dead last week; organization rejects accusations it's a white supremacist group

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]]> US marshals shoot dead suspect in Portland killing of far-right protester https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-marshals-shoot-dead-suspect-in-portland-killing-of-far-right-protester/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 08:31:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2381737 Michael Forest Reinoehl was prime suspect in the killing of 39-year-old Aaron 'Jay' Danielson on Saturday

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]]> Man killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-man-killed-as-trump-supporters-protesters-clash-in-portland/ Sun, 30 Aug 2020 06:58:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2377900 Victim appears to be member of right-wing Patriot Prayer group; incident comes amid skirmish between pro-US president caravan of 600 vehicles and Black Lives Matter demonstrators

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]]> Chabad Jewish Center in Portland damaged in second fire in 5 days https://www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-jewish-center-in-portland-damaged-in-second-fire-in-5-days/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:30:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2372040 Jewish organization says blaze under investigation by an 'arson team'; previous fire said caused by electrical fault with no foul play suspected

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]]> As Portland seethes, Oregon’s Jewish AG takes a stand against federal agents https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-portland-seethes-oregons-jewish-ag-takes-a-stand-against-federal-agents/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 23:36:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2358316 Ellen Rosenblum, who sued to get armed officers to leave her state, says agents sent by White House escalated violence; recalls role as synagogue leader

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]]> Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-and-protesters-clash-in-violent-weekend-across-the-us/ Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:24:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2355105 1 killed in Texas when driver of car that drove through a crowd opened fire on an armed demonstrator, as protests continue over racial injustice and the killing of George Floyd

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]]> Portland protesters breach courthouse fence amid clashes with federal agents https://www.timesofisrael.com/portland-protesters-breach-courthouse-fence-amid-clashes-with-federal-agents/ Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:05:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2355097 Police declare a riot; Trump says he sent federal agents to halt unrest, but local and state officials say they are making it worse

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]]> Outrage over reports of unmarked US federal agents arresting Portland protesters https://www.timesofisrael.com/outrage-over-reports-of-unmarked-us-federal-agents-arresting-portland-protesters/ Sat, 18 Jul 2020 02:36:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2349534 Mayor of Oregon City demands Trump withdraw militarized personnel after they grab people on city streets, reportedly detain them without explanation

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